Occupation choice, information, and migration

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 142-163

  White, Nancy E ^a   Wolaver, Amy M ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; OCCUPATION; RACE; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 26944469313     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 0048749X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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